Fastener device



agma A. ROBlNSON FASTENER DEVI CE Filed March 7 1.922

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To all whom may coo Jam it known tho-1t l. llounqsou, c citizen of the Unified Slams. residing Gardner, in the county oil ll orccser and State. of lll'asscchuset'rs, inven c l cc" lain new and useful Improvements in Fostener Devices, of which lhe followingis a. specification.

The invention has for objecl to provide a. lyingdevice which may he made in various sizes, so that, in the some form, may he userl for many various uses, requiring only that lie size may be in proportion to the s' rcins to which it will he subjected in use. It is a. particular purpose of the invention to proviclc a device. which may he used for lightening clothes lines. securing lent ropes. fastening cords upon packages and which alsohe userl as a cleat for securing; rope cmls, and for general uses. lc 1s on advenliuge of the invention that rot-lulu eyes haw special utility "for guiding o cord or rope when the device is used as a package lie or line carrying fastener for rope ends may he, ulailized to receive fusleniugs such screws, "for incoming lhe device upon s frame Work in case. n is lo be userl us on ordinary cleal.

it is also a special objcc 's of the invention to provide an appliance for use in hanging clothes lines or the lilac. which will obviate the necessity of passing the line arouurl a hook or other supporl. wherchy it might be chuffed, thus limiting lia-hilily of breakage of the line. Additional objects. oclvaulugcs and Features of invention rcsirle in the ilevicc, as may he understood from the follow lug description curl the drawings. wherein.

Fig. l. is a. pcrspcclivc View of the devico in use as a hastening curl tension ucljusliug device for a clothes line,

2 is an enlarged top View of (he (lerice.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevaliou ihereol.

Fig. 4: is an end View thereof.

Fig. 5 shows my device in use {is a packsge tie.

There is illustrated a fastener or tic device 10 formed integrally of one piece of Wire which at its central purl; has an eye ll formed therein lhe curl portions 1% oi the wire lacin 'cxlencierl reccilinczirly therefrom as nearly in. line with each other: as ticshls. The ends are looped as all 3.3. a suitable distance from the eye ll anal the oucer parts of the Wire extended inwardly or rope slizlaoly therein, o The loops 1% zmcl parts 12 and l orc nearly in the, some plane with lilo as practicable. 'lho parts or: is) lam.

al the same side of the. device, so #:hsl they Will shoe hourly as PXllCllCfilJl-, cull he eye. ll is thus projected on the opposite sirio of the device from these ports. Ailjnccu i lho middle of the device, the exlremilies oi? the wire ere conic at l5 in lhc some direction in :1 plane right angles to that mentioned. upwardly and outwardly in a lougiturliu'ol direction at an uculc angle to the hurls lel, uiul their extremities slightly curved upwarcl, so as to form n pull or" clezui arms These arms with the ports ll form uerl lols l'l' by which the cmlsof lwino or rope he secured, according to the size of tho device. .llic lens th of lhe appliance, the (liscauce hccwecn Le bends 15. nncl the length of lhe orms lll may he so proportioned that a con-- JiderahIe amount of twine or rope may ho Wound in the opposed slots ll if desired, l-hc device being then sdaplecl to function flonling elect, or it may he mounted upon e. supporl by means of usual screw 'fnsl-eniugs engaged through cho eye 11 curl loogs 13.

The appliance has been nuule in wire hoviug: a cross sectional (liamelcr of oue-eighch of an inch, for use upon cor-(loge such that generally used for clothes lines. swuiugs of small windows. and for lying "miles and for other uses; and for tying lmuriles or where twine is to be employed, it is preferably made of very small sine. may also be mzulc ol quurlcr-inch roll. or heavier liar material for use Willi large rope or cable.

ln use. when employing the rlevicc to hung a clothes line (sec Fig. l) or to anchor n, twine. rope. or cable. the line is insei'lecl through one of the loops 13 and through the ere ll, offer which the remaining loop may be engaged upon hoolr spills or pin" and the short end of she lino drawn upon to lighten the suspcndecl line lo tho extent desired. Wheu suliicieully loot, While uminlaining SLllllClGlTr" leusiou upon the loose v curl. it is swung in the direction of the all ucenl; slot 1'? unml properly engaged lllzlfil l, lifter Wi .3

ch it is drown toward llllG :iuolio and engaged. in llic olher slot l7 snugly. shown.

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showing a package, the ends of the twine are knotted to prevent unravelling. In this instance, one end of the twine is engaged in a slotl7, and by making a turn or two around the arm 16 this initial anchorage of the twine is made more secure, preventing the end from being knocked out of the slot by objects which may enga e it. The twine is then extended through the loop 13 at the opposite or far end of the tie, which is next laid longitudinally upon one side of the package while ,ae twine is wrapped one or more times longitudinally therearound. The twine may next be inserted through the remaining loop 13 and carried thence through the eye 11, after which the twine is extended laterally outward and wrapped transversely around the package as often as need be. The twine may then be laid in the same slot 17 in which the end was first secured and drawn into the next slot 17 for final securement. "Wrapping it one or more times around the adjacent arm 16 and then tucking the twine end under the bindings may add to its security, preventing the end from being knocked out of the slot in the course of shipment of the package.

In securing tent ropes and other similar uses, the tie may be engaged upon the intermediate part of the rope by inserting the rope thrpugh a loop 13, then through the other loop, and next under the rope extending between the loops, whereby it will be prepulling the loose end through the eye; and

when drawn snug, the loose end may be secured in the slot 17 as indicated. When a rope is to be anchored to a tree or prop, it may be passed around the anchorage before being inserted through the eye 11 as last mentioned.

What is claimed 2-- A tie device of the character indicated comprising a single piece of wire having a coil eye centrally thereof, the end parts of the wire being extended a distance in opposilo directions and formed with loops, the outer parts of the wire being 'laid close against the parts between the eye and loops, the ends being bent laterally from the plane of the eye and acutely outward to form wedge slots and cleat arms.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

W ALFRED ROBINSON.

itnesses A. H. NoUnsn, Gnarnnnn M. DWYER. 

